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These words apply in the Christian age, as

shown by the context: “The Lord God which

gathereth the outcasts of Israel saith, Yet will

I gather others to him, beside those that are

gathered unto him.” Verse 8. Here is

foreshadowed the gathering in of the Gentiles

by the gospel. And upon those who then

honor the Sabbath, a blessing is pronounced.

Thus the obligation of the fourth

commandment extends past the crucifixion,

resurrection, and ascension of Christ, to the

time when His servants should preach to all

nations the message of glad tidings.

The Lord commands by the same prophet:

“Bind up the testimony, seal the law among

My disciples.” Isaiah 8:16. The seal of God's

law is found in the fourth commandment.

This only, of all the ten, brings to view both

the name and the title of the Lawgiver. It